Baby Name Poll

David vs. Clayton vs. John

I just found out that I’m pregnant with another boy. My husband and I have been trying for a little over a year and it’s our third child. Our two older boys, Ben and Shane, are named after two kids that my husband mentored and they completely changed my husband’s life for the better. We want our youngest to be named after someone special to us too.
David: husband’s boss and best friend, helped through a lot when we had first son and didn’t know what to do
Clayton: Husband’s best friend, my best friend’s husband, stood by his wife through times when most would have left
John: Husband’s little brother, young with wife and three children, amazing father/husband/brother/uncle
Which one do you think is the most honorable?

Genie's Mailbag

Emma in Western Australia

We have a boy named Tyler James and a girl named Gypsie Jade. Expecting our 3rd, which is a boy. I'm in love with the name Olly, but my partner thinks Gypsie and Olly are unique names and Tyler is not, so it won't feel right. So he wants an ordinary name. Please help with something unique but ordinary.

Baby Name Genie:

In the space between unique and ordinary is a special category of names I think of as "antiques." They are familiar and well-used names that are not widely in use these days. For your son, I give you Oscar Jude - a perfectly ordinary, unique name.